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The purpose of this study was to determine the cerebral hemodynamic change in normal newborn
infant before and after ductal closure. The measurements of cerebral blood flow velocity of internal
carotid artery, middle cerebral artery and anterior cerebral artery were obtained using a 5 MHzpulsed
wave Doppler and pulsatility indices were calculated from the Pourcelot index in 15 normal fullterm
newborn infants.
The newborn infants... |